Southern Ocean seals dive deep for climate data
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Elephant seals are helping scientists overcome a critical blind-spot in their ability to detect change in Southern Ocean circulation and sea ice production and its influence on global climate.
Study finds more PSA screening awareness needed among high-risk groups
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In one of the first examinations of PSA screening in younger men, a study published by researchers at Duke Medicine's Prostate Center finds that one-fifth of men under age 50 reported undergoing a prostate specific antigen ...
1 in 5 young men has had recent prostate cancer test
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A new analysis finds that one in five men in their 40s has had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test within the previous year and that young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test. The ...
OSU students build and launch a sensor into space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Students from OSU's Radiation Physics Laboratory built and successfully launched a cosmic radiation detector this summer that reached the edge of outer space. Carried by a helium-filled balloon 12 inches ...
New consumer research shows that Obama stands to gain from 'Hillary effect'
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U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton may do more for U.S. Senator Barack Obama than Ralph Nader did for Al Gore: she could give him an unintended boost. Clinton sought the presidency and then, unlike Nader, exited the race. New research ...
Egg P bodies protect maternal gene messages
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A cell decides what proteins to make based on the messages it receives from its genome. Sometimes messages are held back to be read later, and in most cell types these delayed messages are stored and eventually marked for ...
Soil Studies Continue at Site of Phoenix Mars Lander
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has continued studies of its landing site by widening a trench, making overnight measurements of conductivity in the Martian soil and depositing a sample of surface ...
Gene's newly explained effect on height may change tumor disorder treatment
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A mutation that causes a childhood tumor syndrome also impairs growth hormone secretion, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
Scientists measure connection between the built environment and obesity in baby boomers
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Does your neighborhood have a lot of fast food outlets, few sidewalks, and no parks? If yes, your physical neighborhood may be hampering your ability to be physically active and placing you at increased risk for obesity. ...
Researchers identify alternate pathway that leads to palate development
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Researchers at the University Of Southern California School Of Dentistry have uncovered another clue behind the causes of cleft palate and the process that leads to palate formation.
Surviving the revolution, easier than withstanding human use and abuse
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Inwood Hill Park survived the drastic modifications of Revolutionary War patriots, but preserving this last bastion of large-growth, mature trees in New York City is difficult with the proliferation of invasive species and ...
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy high in children in low income countries
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Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and Moi University School of Medicine are the first to report that adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) to fight human immunodeficiency ...
Cognitive problems associated with diabetes duration and severity
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Individuals with mild cognitive impairment appear more likely to have earlier onset, longer duration and greater severity of diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Neurology.
Study of Olympic athletes shows that pride and shame are universal and innate expressions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 11, 2008 |
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The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural ...
Researchers Report Periodontal Disease Independently Predicts New Onset Diabetes
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Periodontal disease may be an independent predictor of incident Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. While diabetes has long been believed ...
